Soft Blue Ointment，Quoted from *Liu’s Family Tradition* in *The Great Compendium of the Yongle Era*, Volume 978.，For acute and chronic convulsions in children, spasms, and all cases of convulsive disorders accompanied by drooling.
Soft Blue Ointment
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Formulas Name : Soft Blue Ointment
Chinese Name : 软青膏
Drug Formulation
2 qian of Indigo Powder, 2 da qian bi of Mercury Oxide, 1 qian of Tiannanxing (roasted and ground into powder), 1 da qian bi of Musk, 2 soapberry-sized pieces of Mercury (using silver-bound mercury nodules), 3 soapberry-sized pieces of Frankincense, and 14 whole scorpion tails.
Source
Quoted from *Liu’s Family Tradition* in *The Great Compendium of the Yongle Era*, Volume 978.
Processing
Grind the ingredients into a fine powder, mix with naphtha to form a paste, and wrap in oiled paper.
Benefits
For acute and chronic convulsions in children, spasms, and all cases of convulsive disorders accompanied by drooling.
Instructions for Use
For affected children, administer 1 pill, the size of a mung bean, dissolved in peppermint water; for severe cases, do not exceed two doses, alternating with Coix Seed Powder.
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Soft Blue Ointment,For acute and chronic convulsions in children, spasms, and all cases of convulsive disorders accompanied by drooling.